The way I am

The things I say
is to keep you away
I can't get too close
for you to stay

I can't trust
the people I must
you don't understand
the way I am

The visions in my head
are the tears I shed
thinking of you leaving
is the thing that stops my breathing

I can't love the way I should
I would if only I could
tell you, that you are the light
that gives me life